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The Climber
Ruhan Madni Naqash He proved his critics wrong by setting up a million dollar worth mentoring start-up. Tabish Rafiq Mir maps its journey across half-a-dozen cities ‘Mark my words. You will be...
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A Clay Thing
Not so long ago clay utensils were central to Kashmir’s lifestyle. But as plastic took over, people associated with the craft are fading into timeline. Mohammad Raafi reports Puffing a cigarette,...
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‘Meat’ My Rabbits
For twenty years they literally lived under the shadow of guns. Since its demiltrilisation, rabbit farm in Pattan is now back in business. Shakir Mir explores the potential of rabbit’s entry into our...
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Mission Saffron
Dwindling yield has pushed Pampore’s saffron growers to a new low and sections within the government wish they start producing corms that are required for introducing the crop to other districts. Shams...
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A Mandi Undone
For most of the season, the dominating discourse was whose writ runs large. By the time, the government agreed against interrupting the new routine in Sopore Mandi, season was almost over, Zafar...
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Turmoil Turbulence
On July 9, suspension of mobile and internet services proved fatal for businesses who couldn’t reach their clients and vice-versa. A number of deals got cancelled forcing small start-ups in to relocate...
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Stand Still Lives
A gourd (kaddu) grown around a passenger bus during summer 2016 unrest. Burhan Wani’s killing literally froze Kashmir in a time capsule. And public transport was no exception. But the plight of hands...
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Food on the Go
Not everybody can afford glitzy restaurants and fast food joints that now dot Srinagar city. There are thousands who still throng city’s famous Food Street that has survived both competition and...
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CPEC Impact?
Kashmiri expats in Dubai admit the CPEC is a major development in the region and may impact Kashmir but insist the golden glass emirate shall remain unchallenged for the next two decades, at least,...
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“The future of car business lies in rural Kashmir”
Irfan Ahmad is an engineer who has been into car selling for 27 years. As a principle player in Kashmir’s car market, he tells Masood Hussain the rise of the personal car and its migration towards the...
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Cashmere in Dubai
Hundreds of Kashmiris toiled hard in Middle East’s coastal desert to become part of Dubai’s golden-glass growth story. Belatedly, they started following other expat communities by organizing sports...
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Offline Kashmir
Government’s decision to squeeze internet and ban social media sites has left the tech savvy generation in a fix. From researchers to e-commerce businesses, from start-ups to people longing for virtual...
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Not Chickening Out
He left a lucrative job to start something on his own. But the business he chose has stigmas attached. Heena Muzzafar tells how Aamir created a chain of poultry shops in Srinagar despite odds Despite...
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Foot Falls
As bad TV used abusive lung power to defame Kashmir, it impacted a promising tourist season. With hotels running empty and luxury transport grounded, Aakash Hasan meets people who have shifted...
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Risky Job
The debate over Gogoi gets louder after his ‘human shield’ act fetched him an award. Saima Bhat looks at the other side of the unreported shield – the private transporters, some of whom were killed...
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Icing on Cream!
Over the years with tastes getting redefined in Kashmir, ice cream market has jumped from homemade delicacy to a branded business. Saima Bhat reports how the climatic change has given a huge legroom to...
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Missing Moneybags
State and the central governments would massively invest in incentives to the manufacturing sector, a process that GST has interrupted. As the policymakers insist they are negotiating a new model with...
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Radiating Carcinogens?
As Wazwan country plans massive wedding feasts – a yearly Rs 1879 crore economy, there are concerns about the source of millions of sheep imported mostly from areas closer to Pokhran, the main nuclear...
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Voices of Despair
Pahalgam was apparently crowded because of the pilgrims in July but Umar Khurshid moved away from the road to talk to the stakeholders in hospitality sector and found them sitting idle and holding bad...
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Chain Kooks
Son of a businessman, Nasir Amin studied management and then opted to create his own food chain in south Kashmir that is now run by 30 people, reports Saqib Mir As a student of Mantaqui Waqf Secondary...
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